Chapter Branchiæ to Brighten of B by Soule's Synonymes

Break off.

1. Be ruptured.

2. Desist, cease, stop, leave off.

Break out. Issue, break forth, burst out.

Break the ice. Make a beginning, prepare the way, open a way.

Breakwater, n. Jetty, pier, mole.

Break with. Fall out, part friendship with, separate from, give up association with.

Breast, n.

1. Bosom, thorax, chest.

2. Heart, conscience, affections.

3. Pap, mammary organ, mamma, udder, dug.

Breast, v. a. Face, stem, withstand, oppose, resist, bear the breast against.

Breast-bone, n. Sternum.

Breastwork, n. (Fort.) Parapet.

Breath, n.

1. Respired air.

2. Breathing, respiration, power to breathe.

3. Exhalation, odor, perfume, aroma.

4. Life, existence, animation, breath of life, vital spark.

5. Respite, pause, rest.

6. Moment, instant, breathing-space.

7. Faint movement, slightest motion, faint breeze.